On April 19th, The Project on International Peace and Security (PIPS) held its annual student policy symposium at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. David Gordon, currently Head of Research and Director of Global Macro Analysis at the Eurasia Group and the former Director of Policy Planning at the Department of State, served as discussant. Also in attendance were representatives from organizations, such as: the Central Intelligence agency, Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Maritime Intelligence Center, Avascent Group, Booz Allen Hamilton, CGI Federal, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Northrop Grumman, Roosevelt Institute, Urban Institute, and US Institute for Peace